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LoonR1
12,429 posts
46 months
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bikerPaul said: Very mixed emotions with this.
- As a MotoGP fan - delighted, especially with Stoner's impending departure
in the hope that Rossi can recapture his form
- As a Rossi fan - delighted
- As seeing an Italian on an Italian bike fan - gutted it didn't happen
- As a Cal fan - fearing the worst (but sitting with crossed fingers)
Paul Are you confirming the Rossi is gay rumours there?
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Johno
7,136 posts
151 months
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Rawwr said: Johno said: Ped who won't win it Hmm. I'm taking a punt on him being 2013 World Champion. Probably not a bad bet, he's finished every round this year and he's not leading, so that says something about the ability to deliver wins. Maybe Rossi and Lorenzo will steal points off each other, but I just dread that Lorenzo will sail off into the distance in the early season as Rossi finds his rhythm and confidence which I think are at their all time low. It'll be interesting to see how much pre-season testing Yamaha are able to do, as these rules have been relaxed as well and Rossi I imagine will want as much time as possible on that Yamaha since his last ride fo one 2yrs ago. Also, will Ducati release Rossi from the contract early to allow him to ride the bike at Valencia after the end of the season . . .
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Yazza54
9,366 posts
50 months
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I heard that cal is going to norton 
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y2blade
46,164 posts
84 months
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Yazza54 said: y2blade said: Busa mav said: Now the pressure really is on the 46 bike. How? Isn't that obvious? If he can't perform on the best bike out there he's had it. I'm sure he will though. You clearly don't remember what the M1 was like BEFORE Rossi got hold of it? Rossi transformed the M1 from a pigdog it was before he joined the team into the sweet handling thing it is today. Without ROSSI, Jorge (and everyone else on M1s) would be riding a good for nothing pigdog
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Yazza54
9,366 posts
50 months
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y2blade said: Yazza54 said: y2blade said: Busa mav said: Now the pressure really is on the 46 bike. How? Isn't that obvious? If he can't perform on the best bike out there he's had it. I'm sure he will though. You clearly don't remember what the M1 was like BEFORE Rossi got hold of it? Rossi transformed the M1 from a pigdog it was before he joined the team into the sweet handling thing it is today. Without ROSSI, Jorge (and everyone else on M1s) would be riding a good for nothing pigdog I do. But now it IS the best bike and he HAS to perform. We're talking present here not past, everyone knows what he did for Yamaha and how great he was but we haven't seen it of late. The pressure is that it'll be all over every website and newspaper in the land that he's past it if he doesn't perform on the best bike out there... We know he did it in the past but that's what it is, the past. I hope he can do it again. I have the faith.
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MrKipling43
Original Poster
5,281 posts
85 months
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sprinter1050 said: So..... maybe we need to give CakeBoy some reespek from back on Aug 1st  :  I vaguely remember promising not to gloat if it was true, if people promised not to take the piss if it wasn't. No one promised the wouldn't... but I'll keep my smug face tucked away anyway. 
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Rawwr
12,608 posts
103 months
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Johno said: Also, will Ducati release Rossi from the contract early to allow him to ride the bike at Valencia after the end of the season . . . Yes, they've already confirmed they'll let him test.
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MrKipling43
Original Poster
5,281 posts
85 months
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So 2013-14 on an M1, 2015-16 on an R1 in WSBK then? Superbikes seem to suit old boys, or vice versa.
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blade7
3,644 posts
85 months
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Rawwr said: Johno said: Also, will Ducati release Rossi from the contract early to allow him to ride the bike at Valencia after the end of the season . . . Yes, they've already confirmed they'll let him test. Keeping him sweet for 2015 ?.
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Johno
7,136 posts
151 months
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y2blade said: You clearly don't remember what the M1 was like BEFORE Rossi got hold of it?
Rossi transformed the M1 from a pigdog it was before he joined the team into the sweet handling thing it is today.
Without ROSSI, Jorge (and everyone else on M1s) would be riding a good for nothing pigdog Agreed, but who will Yamaha favour for the development direction, could cause some dabtes in the garage . . how different are their set ups and who will win the direction debate for development...
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blade7
3,644 posts
85 months
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Johno said: Agreed, but who will Yamaha favour for the development direction, could cause some dabtes in the garage . . how different are their set ups and who will win the direction debate for development... Who's bringing the big money .
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bikerPaul
880 posts
79 months
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Johno said: If you're such a MotoGP fan why are you applauding the loss of a talented rider. Or are you just a Rossi fan, and not really caring about the sport as long as Rossi is on a competitive bike?
As for all the personality stuff, let's not have the debate, but I don't see how you're MotoGP fan and yet want to see the back of one of it's most talented riders in the last 5yrs . .. bizarre. I am not delighted with Stoner's departure at all and have never ever said or posted anything like that and my post didn't imply it either. If you look at the use of my apostrophe it makes it clear as those that quoted me before you understood. bikerPaul said: - As a MotoGP fan - delighted, especially with Stoner's impending departure Let me clarify. I am delighted as a MotoGP fan that Rossi is going to hopefully be more competitive particulary given we are losing Stoner. I have said many times Stoner is a massively talented rider and someone who i love to watch wrestling bikes around the track. For me, the more 'aliens' in MotoGP the better. Sounds like you're a bit too quick to see the negative in people's Stoner related posts. Or maybe a bit anti-Rossi? :biggrin:
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998420
213 posts
20 months
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y2blade said: You clearly don't remember what the M1 was like BEFORE Rossi got hold of it?
Rossi transformed the M1 from a pigdog it was before he joined the team into the sweet handling thing it is today.
Without ROSSI, Jorge (and everyone else on M1s) would be riding a good for nothing pigdog ... And then dragged it to the most amazing motorsport win I ever saw, Vs arch enemy Max Biaggi at Welkom, his M1 debut when it was still palpably inferior to the Honda. First rider ever to win on his debut after changing Manufacturer, first rider ever to win the Championship after changing Manufacturer. Never before in the field of Humans racing motorbikes etc etc. Utterly herioc, never to be repeated or equalled IMO.
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kingb
885 posts
95 months
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Well I cant see Rossi finish a race higher than about 8th now which is a shame - He has no confidnece in the bike, no point in trying to develop it as he is leaving, no point pushing because he is nowhere in points and doesnt want to come off and get injured!
I guess he can just cruise around for the rest of the season and get himself in the best shape he can for next year when the pressure will certainly be on
Excited for this though as its been a shame to see him at the back!
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crashley
737 posts
49 months
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Anyone seen any odds of Rossi to take the title next year or two ? (serious question)
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bikerPaul
880 posts
79 months
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998420 said: ... And then dragged it to the most amazing motorsport win I ever saw, Vs arch enemy Max Biaggi at Welkom, his M1 debut when it was still palpably inferior to the Honda. First rider ever to win on his debut after changing Manufacturer, first rider ever to win the Championship after changing Manufacturer.
Never before in the field of Humans racing motorbikes etc etc. Utterly herioc, never to be repeated or equalled IMO. One of the very best post 2stroke MotoGP moments 
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500dread
195 posts
12 months
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MrKipling43 said: I vaguely remember promising not to gloat if it was true, if people promised not to take the piss if it wasn't. Ho hum, Stoner back at Honda 2014! Remember where you heard it first 
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Fleegle
10,634 posts
45 months
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500dread said: Ho hum, Stoner back at Honda 2014! Remember where you heard it first It does make you wonder…?? Stoner is only young. I really can’t see him being content in retirement, watching his contemporaries on the telly on a Sunday afternoon
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tight5
1,023 posts
28 months
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998420 said: First rider ever to win on his debut after changing Manufacturer, first rider ever to win the Championship after changing Manufacturer. oh ? "With the last of his successes Lawson became the first rider in the history of the sport to win the title with two different manufacturers in back-to-back seasons." http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Eddie+Lawson
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Chipchap
1,195 posts
66 months
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tight5 said: But you need to be an old git like me to remember that far back
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